Improvement in bale-ties



UNITED STATES,y PATENT OEEIoE.

JAMES E. PERKINS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IM PROVEM ENT IN BALE-TIES.

Speciication forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 112,375, (lated March7, 1871.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, JAMES E. PERKINS, of thecity and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented anImproved Bale- Tie; and I do hereby declare the following descriptionand accompanying drawin g are suiiicient to enable any person skilled inthe art or science to which it most nearly appertains to make and use mysaid invention or improve- :ments without further invention or experiiment.

'bight over the link, and is secured by slipping a movable band overthis bight.`

Referring to the aocompanyin g drawing for a more complete explanationof my invention, Figure 1 is an edge view of a short tie of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a at view of same.

A is a strap of suitable material, having one end, a., bent back so asto form a bight at b.

This bight incloses one side of alink, c, which may be putin loosely, orit may be secured. The strap, being of suicient length, is passed aroundthe material to be secured with the end a folded beneath and` againstthe bale, and the end el is passed through the link opposite the bightb, and after being drawn as tightly as possible it is folded back uponitself', as shown, so that the two sides of the link are inclosed in thetwo bights b and e.

In order to secure the end which folds outside, a loop or strap, f, isslipped over the folded end, as shown, when the tie will be completed,thus forming a cheap and expeditious means of securing bales of goods orother -things, and also making it easy to take the tie oi at pleasureand use it over again.

What 1 therefore claim is- A bale-tie, A, having the folded ends a andd, in combination with an open rectangular link, c, and the loop f, whenconstructed and operated substantially as herein described.

In witness that the above-described inven-\ tion is claimed by me I havehereunto set myhand and seal.

JAMES E. PERKINS.

Witnesses:

GEO. H. STRONG, NVM. H. RUNNELs.

